Straw-stacker



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(No Model.)

I. O. LINDLEY.

STRAW STAGKER.

11 .274.2025. Patented Mmzo, 1883.

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ISAAC LINDLEY, OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INDIANA.

S'l'RAW-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,205, dated March 20, 1883. Application filed November 4, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC G. LINDLEY, of Elizahethtown, county of Bartholomew, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Straw-Stackers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my said inventionis toproduce an improved carrier for conveying thrashed straw from thrashingmachines to the stacks.

Said invention consists in certain arrangements and combinations of mechanism whereby the carrier can be conveniently raised and lowered, and can be run in any direction from the rear of the machine that may be necessary to carry the straw to the proper position on the stack, as will hereinafter be more particu larly described.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof, and on which the same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a thrashing-machine, a strawstack, andone of my improved straw-carriers running from the one to the other; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the principal portion of the carrier on, an enlarged scale; Fig. 3, a rear elevation of the same, as seen from the dotted line 2 2; Fig. 4, a transverse vertical sectional view, looking to the right from the dotted line y y, and Fig. 5 a plan of the portion of the way D beyond the broken lines in Fig. 2.

1n said drawings, ,the portions marked A represent the thrashihg-machine; B, the supporting frame-work of my improved strawcarrier; G, the pivot-shaft; D, the carrierway E, F, G, and H, the various shafts which constitute part of the mechanism of the carrier, and 1 the traveling carrier.

The machine A may be any thrashing-machine capable of ordinary use, and should be provided with a pulley, a,-from which to run a belt to the-carrier.

The frame-work B is an upright frame-work supported by sills or feet B, or otherwise, and carries the various shafts and other mechanism essential to my invention. It is composed of the posts b b and the cross-timbers b b D The pivot-shaft G is mounted upon the crosstimher b and passes up through the crosstimber b and bears upon its upper end the bolster G, which has bearings c c c for the shaft G, and the supports for the carrier-way. It also has a flange, c,-upon which a brake or clamp, as the clamp screw 0 may be applied.

The carrier-way D is similar to the ways which usually form part of ordinary straw and like carriers. It has supporting-brackets d, which rest in the bearings c 0 and in which they rock. It is also provided with flaring sides 01 at its lower end, the better to catch the straw from the machine. This carrier-way is composed of sections, asusual, by which it may be extended to any ordinary length; but

when it is desired to run it somewhat farther than usual a lighter and more easily attached extension is provided. This last-mentioned extension is formed of removable sides I), which are adapted to be connected to the regularcarrier-way by hinge-like attachments (Z and cross-rods d, which are bent at the ends, as shown, or otherwise provided with beads, and are adapted to be passed through openings or slots in the sides Dand turned therein, (see Figs. 2 and 5,) which forms a sufliciently strong and steady construction for this purpose, and, being much lighter than the solid way, is much more easily handled in the position where it is desired that it shall be used. A light removablefioor is laid upon the rods 1 after they are placed in position, thus making the floor of the way continuous, as well as the other parts. The floor to the extension is not shown in the drawings, however, as it would cover other portions which itis desired to illustrate. (See Fig. 5.) The opening through the bracket at, through which the shaft G passes, is suificiently large so that said bracket shall not rest upon said shaft, but upon a seat therefor in the bearing 0.

The shaft E is mounted in hearings on the frame-work B, and bears upon one end the pulleyeand upon theother the miter gear-wheel e. The shaft F is mounted at the lower end in the stopf, and passes up through the cross bar I) and the hollow pivot-shaft 0. it bears upon its lower end the miter gear-wheelf and upon its upper end the miter gear-wheel (ModeL) A. LOBDELL. HARNESS THILE' STRAP.

No. 274;206. Patented Mar. 20, 1883.

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